Mini Internal Assessment

A Requirement for Your Class Portfolio

In General…• Double-space everything

except footnotes and the bibliography• Keep within the word count

for each section• Write in third-person—no

personal pronouns• Do not ignore green, blue and

red words• All work must be your own or

cited

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Furthermore…• Learn how to use Word like an

expert• Follow the examples and deadlines• Stick to the topic you picked• The more sources, the better, but

al least 5 good ones• Go outside of AHS for information

[Questia]• Understand what goes in which

section• No long quotes, pictures, or

graphics in the body of the text—if absolutely necessary, use an appendix for each and list on the Table of Contents

General Information 3

Pre-Body• Cover Sheet/Title Page–Thesis Question=Title–Full Name, Class Name. and Word Count

• Table of Contents—page where each section begins• Outline of Investigation

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Section A—Plan of Investigation

Internal Assessment Paper

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What’s in It?

• Your thesis—as a statement of the topic• Reference to the three

components–Factual chronology–Research methods–Analysis of the research on the topic

• Parameters of the topicNovember 2011 Section A 6

Why Is It Written?

• Gives your intentions or method • Says you will address a

specific question• Serves as an introduction• Begins your paper as a

historian-scholarSection A 7

Format

• One paragraph of about 4-6 sentences of about 100 words• No citation needed• Says you have a plan for the

paper—how it is structured and not how you will proceed to go about researching Section A 8

Section B—Summary of Evidence

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November 2011 Section B 9

What It Is?

• Factual evidence using all sources• Citations using footnotes are

done from the sources including page numbers• Chronology of events of the

topic to explain what happened Section B 10

Why Is It Written?• Tells the story of the data you

researched using your efforts to find sources to give an answer with facts• Demonstrates your acuity as a

scholar to find and blend a wide variety of sources including…–Primary –Secondary–Tertiary

Section B 11

Format

• Five to six paragraphs of evidence as an expository essay—explains the topic in about 350-400 words• Footnotes are used

generously using page numbers from sources to show where you found the information

Section B 12

The Footnote1

• All sources used in footnotes are numbered consecutively throughout the paper even if you change the location by copy and paste• The numbers are immediately after the fact cited and the matching source is at the bottom of that page

Section B 13

Footnote2

• In Word 2007ff go to the Reference tab and Insert Footnote• In earlier versions of Word go to

the Insert tab to Reference and then Footnote• The number will be done and it

will take you to the bottom of the page where you type in the information needed including the page number for the source used

Section B 14

Footnote3

• First time the source is used–Authors –first name then last

name.–Title bolded and italicized.–Place (city): Publisher, Year.–Page number

• Once used, you just need the author’s last name and the page number for that factSection B 15

Footnote4

• If you use the same source twice (or more—not good) in a row, use the word Ibid, then the page number from that source• If the fact is on the same

page as the last fact used, just the word Ibid is neededSection B 16

Checklist for Section B• Is it chronological?• Are all facts/evidence footnoted?• Were a wide variety of sources used?• Are all sources in the Bibliography?• Does each paragraph help to answer

the thesis question and relate to the topic?

Section B 17

Section C—Evaluation of Sources

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What’s in It• Choose two good and scholarly

sources of a high caliber used to write Section B• Each one is examined for…–Origin–Purpose–Value to finding your answer–Limitations to a historian of the topic

Section C 19

Origin• Who wrote it or what

institution published it• Where and when was it

published• What is the expertise or

“agenda” of the authors• What sort of piece is it—

speech, novel, manifesto, film, poster Section C 20

Purpose

• Why was it written• Who was the intended

audience• What result was expected

from the audience by the author• What is unique about this

work Section C 21

Value to the Investigation

• How did the work help you answer the question in Section B• How do you know this was a

good source to use• How was this work different

from the other sources used in Section B Section C 22

Limitations for Historians

• What problems did this source have in giving factual evidence in Section B• What was left out or added that was

unclear or biased in getting evidence• To what extent was this source

slanted in answering the thesis question

Section C 23

Format

• Two paragraphs—one per source for each of the TWO sources evaluated of about 125 words each• Footnote examples to prove your

points for value and limitations• Be absolutely clear on covering

both sources for ORIGIN, PURPOSE, VALUE and LIMITATIONS

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Checklist for Section C• You have done an evaluation and NOT

a summary of the source• You gave the origin, purpose, value

and limitations of TWO important sources used in Section B• Footnoting was used to cite examples• You research the author(s) to know

their POV on the topicSection C 25

Section D--Analysis

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November 2011 Section D 26

What’s in It• Interpretations on the topic and

possible alternative answers• Placement of the topic in historical

perspective—causes and effects (long term and short term)• A study of the topic from various

schools of thought and why it is an important topic

Section D 27

Schools of Thought???• Radical—usually social or economic–Class struggle–Have and Have Nots–Money runs it

• Conservative—usually intellectual–Factual–Moral or ethical (as in “it was meant

to be”)Section D 28

More Schools• Marxian—economic based using

class struggle and laboring classes as the hero underdogs• Psychological—emphasis on the

individuals, usually leaders• Scientific—environmental,

technology, or maybe even biological

Section D 29

Format• About 4-7 paragraphs and 350-400

words• Combine sources into schools or

answers to the thesis• Footnote a wide variety of sources

used heavily• Give attention to what caused the

topic (lead up to it) and the effects it had (what followed)

Section D 30

Checklist for Section D• Have you included at least three

schools of thought with the possible answers they give to the thesis?• Did you cite evidence from the

sources (particularly C) and footnote?• Did you answer the question and

place it in historical perspective?• Did you state why the topic is

important?Section D 31

Section E—The Conclusion

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November 2011 Section E 32

What’s in It

• Nothing new!• A summary of the entire

paper–Thesis–Answer–Major controversy from POVs

• Parameter of the topicSection E 33

Format

•One paragraph of 3-5 sentences with a total of 100 words•Summation

Section E 34

Checklist for Section E

• Thesis and answer is given clearly• Nothing beyond Sections B or

D was given• Reference to controversy is

made

Section E 35

Section F: Word Count and Selected Bibliography

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November 2011 Section F 36

What’s in It• Word Count of…–Body of Sections A-E, but not titles or

footnotes–You may want to highlight and do a

word count for each section, then add them

• Selected Bibliography because you’re not using every possible source out there

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The Selected Bibliography

• Must be consistent• Must be alphabetized by author’s last

name• Must be scholarly, so NO–Textbooks–Websites–Wiki–Encyclopedias or other general reference

booksSection F 38

Format of Book Sources• Author’s last name, First name

(additional authors are given with first name first.• Title of the book bolded.• Place (city): Publisher, Year. (no pages

given in the bibliography)You will have references for articles,

magazines, journals, etc. in your binder.

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Checklist for Section E• Is the word count given here and on

the title page/cover sheet? Does it include only the body paragraphs of Section A-E?• Are all sources listed alphabetically by

the author’s last name using one format?• Are sources single spaced within and

double spaced between?Section E 40

Submitting the Work• Number the pages at the

bottom in the right-hand corner• Enter the page numbers for the

section starts in the Table of Contents (ii)• Enter the Word Count of

Sections A-E on the cover sheet• Print one copy with the Pre-Body

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In Conclusion

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